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The Boat
Nam Le
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Description for The Boat
Paperback.
In this dazzling collection, Nam Le takes us across the globe as he enters the hearts and minds of characters from all over the world. Whether it's the story of fourteen-year-old Juan, a hit man in Colombia; an ageing painter in New York mourning the death of his much-younger lover; or a young refugee fleeing Vietnam, crammed in the ship's hold with two hundred others, the result is unexpectedly moving and powerful.
This is an extraordinary work of fiction that takes us to the heart of what it means to be human.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786898630
SKU
9781786898630
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Nam Le
Nam Le was born in Vietnam and raised in Australia. He has received the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Pushcart Prize and the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Award, and fellowships from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and Phillips Exeter Academy. His fiction has been appeared in Best Australian Stories, Best New American Voices, A Public ... Read more
Reviews for The Boat
The short story collection is constantly on the endangered list, but this stunning collection . . . shows that it is alive and in the best of health
The Times
A superb collection, brimming with humour and compassion
Daily Telegraph
Nam Le's lyricism and emotional urgency lend his ... Read more
The Times
A superb collection, brimming with humour and compassion
Daily Telegraph
Nam Le's lyricism and emotional urgency lend his ... Read more